Practical Concert Work

[Horace Greeley]

At 11:05 PM 5/28/2004, you wrote:
>The smoothest letoff will occur when the jack tender hits the letoff button
>at the same time that the drop screw hits the balancier.  The higher you
>set the letoff, therefore, the higher you must raise the drop screw and the
>less drop will occur.

....and, the more solid your key height and dip must be...

Horace



>David Love
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> > [Original Message]
> > From: Dean May <deanmay@pianorebuilders.com>
> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Date: 5/28/2004 8:41:35 PM
> > Subject: RE: Practical Concert Work
> >
> >
> > >>This ALWAYS includes
> > a letoff that is more like 1-1.5 mm.
> >
> >
> > The Kawai Shigeru Master Tech said the diameter of the string is a good
> > guide for letoff. And he said nearly no drop. Those two tips have
> > revolutionized my regulating work.
> > Dean
> >
> > Dean May             cell 812.239.3359
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